Decorative furpiece



. Nov. 25, 1969 T. 1.. MEHL. 3,479,567

DECORATIVE FURP IECE Filed Aug. 6, 1968 INVENTOR 5 BY Thomas L. Mehl 5%;Ma ATTORNEYS United States Patent US. Cl. 2-65 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE A decorative furpiece comprising a tubular sleeve including afur member and a backing member; means for securing the members togetherat their marginal edges; the securing means forming a seam extending onthe inside of the tubular sleeve; the sleeve having a first fastenerincluding means for securing the first fastener to the outside of thefur member adjacent one end of the sleeve, and the sleeve having asecond fastener for cooperation with the first fastener including meansfor securing the second fastener to the outside of the backing memberadjacent the other end of the sleeve.

Objects and summary For many years, fur scarfs and collars have beencommon articles of womens apparel. In recent years, high collars havebeen added to suits and the like which are made of fur. In manyinstances cuffs have also been added to the garment. Generally, thesecollars and cuffs are nondetachable. Where they are detachable, thecollar or cuff as well as the suit must be designed with attachingmeans. Though scarves as an independent accessory have been utilized, ingeneral, they do not have the appearance that they are part of thegarment. Rather they are obviously accessories to the usual suit orother apparel.

It is an object of this invention to provide a furpiece which canreadily be worn with various suits or the like and which will have theappearance of being a part of the suit, sweater, blouse, etc.

Another object of this invention is to provide a fur collar or scarfwhich is easily put on and which except upon very careful inspection,has no visible seams.

A further object of this invention is to provide a furpiece which hasfastening means which can be easily engaged and disengaged with aminimum of discomfiture to the wearer.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a furpiece which issimple to manufacture and which has great durability.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a method formanufacturing a furpiece such as described herein.

In summary, this invention pertains to furpieces such as collars andcuffs which are attractive and neat in appearance and which serve as anaccessory for a garment without the necessity of having to provide meansfor attaching the accessory to the garment either on the accessory or onthe garment and yet which will have the appearance that it is part ofthe garment.

These and other objects of this invention will be apparent from thefollowing description and claims.

In the drawings which illustrate the various embodiments of thisinvention:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of the person utilizing theinvention as a collar and culf accessory;

FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the furpiece prior to the inversion andshowing the mandrel and the direction of travel of the mandrel along theline of the arrow;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the lines 3-3of FIGURE 2 and viewed in the direction of the arrows;

3,479,667 Patented Nov. 25, 1969 "ice FIGURE 4 is an enlargedcross-sectional view of the furpiece after the inversion of the sleeveand the closing of the opening through which the mandrel is forced andprior to the securement of the fasteners;

FIGURE 5 is a bottom plan viewof the furpiece with fasteners secured;

FIGURE 6 is a cross-sectional view of the furpiece taken along the lines6-6 of FIGURE 5 and viewed in the direction of the arrows.

FIGURES 1 through 6 FIGURE 1 illustrates a person wearing scarf and cuffaccessories F as made by this invention.

In FIGURE 2 and FIGURE 3, the furpiece F is comprised of a backingmember 2 and a fur member 4.

The backing member 2 and the for member 4 are superimposed one on theother and are rectangular in configuration. They are secured togetherpreferably by machine stitching 6 leaving an area 8 in which there is nostitching. Preferably, the area 8 is along one longitudinal side andadjacent one end of the sleeve which now has been formed by thestitching 6.

Upon the securement of the backing member 2 and the for member 4together in such a manner that the fur side of the fur member 4 is onthe inside as illustrated best in FIGURE 2, the mandrel M follows thepath of the arrow illustrated in FIGURE 2 and forces the right hand endof the sleeve through the opening or area 8 in which there is nostitching. Upon inversion the sleeve will have a cross-sectionalconfiguration as illustrated in FIGURE 4 with the seam formed by thestitching 6 projecting inwardly of the sleeve on all sides. The openingarea 8 is now hand stitched closed to completely close the sleeve orfurpiece F. The hand stitching can be done in such a manner that theseam still projects inside. This would not be possible by machinestitching. It is possible that other means of securement can be usedother than stitching, particularly if the materials used are imitationmaterials and can be adhesively secured or heat bonded together. In thecase of real fur, securement can only be done by stitching.

Subsequent to the inversion of the sleeve and the closing off of thearea 8, hook pile fabric fasteners 10 and 12 are secured to the tubularfurpiece F. One fastener 10 is secured to the backing member 2 at oneend thereof so as to be superimposed thereon and the other fastener 12is secured to the fur side of the fur member 4 at the end of the sleeveopposite to the end to which the fastener 10 has been secured. Thesecurement of the fastener 10 is done by stitching 14 which as will benoted in FIGURE 6 passes through both members 2 and 4. Similarlyfastener 12 is secured by stitching 16 which passes through both members2 and 4.

It will be noted in FIGURE 5 that the area marked 18 is that area whichhas been hand stitched and which was formerly the area or opening 8 inFIGURE 2.

It should also be noted that the fasteners 10 and 12 vary in size.Fastener 12 is substantially larger than fastener 10 and should beapproximately twice the size of fastener 10. The reason for thedifference in size is to permit some adjustment of tightness about theneck or wrist of the wearer.

The backing member 2 may be of any suitable material and the fur member4 may be imitation or real fur. The fasteners 10 and 12 preferably areof hook pile fabric because this material may be colored to blend inwith the color of the furpiece F. It is obvious that some otherfastening means can be provided although it is not preferable since thevelcro provides for ease in fastening and unfastening as well as case inmanufacturing and permits adjustment in the manner aforementioned. Theadjustment aspect is important and would with other type of fasteners.

It will be obvious that slight changes in the method of manufacture canbe afforded in that the fasteners and 12 may be secured to the backingand fur members 2 and 4 prior to their being secured together in themanner illustrated in FIGURE 2. In so doing, the stitching 14 and 16would not connect both members 2 and 4 as illustrated in FIGURE 6.

While the invention has been described, it will be understood that it iscapable of further modifications, and this application is intended tocover any variations, uses or adaptations of the invention following ingeneral the prinbe extremely difiicult ciples of the invention andincluding such departures from the present disclosure as come withinknown or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is;

1. A decorative furpiece comprising:

(a) a rectangular fur member and a rectangular back.- ing member,

(b) means for securing said members together at their marginal edges toform a tubular sleeve having an enclosed pocket,

(c) an internal seam extending around the periphery of said furpiece,the edges of said fur member and said backing member being inturned andheld by said securing means and lying within said enclosed pocket,

(d) said furpiece including a first fastener element of hook pile fabricsecured at one end of said furpiece and a second fastener element ofloop pile fabric secured at the other end of said furpiece,

4 (e) each of said first and second fastener elements beingsecu'redtoboth fiir nnabaek'ingmanners? (f) one of said fastener elementsextending along the longitudinal axis of said sleeve a greater distancethan the other of said fastener elements to permit size adjustment, and1 (g) one of said fastener elements being secured on the exposed face ofsaid fur member and the other on the exposed face of said backing memberso as to permit connection of the ends of said' sleeve in face abuttingrelationship so as to form a substantially continuous circulet whenconnected. 2. A decorative furpiece as in claim 1 and wherein: (a) saidfastener elements are rectangular in configuration and of a width lessthan the width of said fur piece.

References Cited N UNITED sTA Es PATENTS 41,145 1/1864. Gay 2-65 779,5101/1905 Troost 2- 91 2,247,272 6/1941 .1 Becher 2-91 2,319,875 5/1943Michel 2-98 2,882,530 4/1959 Lincoln 2-98 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,244,13110/1963 France.

ALFRED R. GUEST, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R.' 2-91, 98

